Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

Samsung SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster vs Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk

24specifications compared
2differ
22identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

CD-ROM read speed
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:48x
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:40x
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster:50 x 163 x 232 mm
- SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk:148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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Comparison of SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster, SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk
37 specifications	A Samsung SE-S184M DVD±R/RW Drive Writemaster View product	B Samsung SH-S182M DVD Writer, Black, 10-Pk View product
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
MountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vertical/Horizontal
Performanceidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EIDE/ATA
LightScribe	Yes	Yes
Drive device, buffer size	2 MB	2 MB
Writing speedidentical
CD write speed	48x	48x
CD rewrite speed	32x	32x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32x
DVD+R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD+R write speed	18x	18x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R write speed	18x	18x
DVD-RAM write speed	12x	12x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speed	40x	40x
CD-R read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40x
CD-ROM read speedDiffers	48x	40x
CD-RW read speed	40x	40x
DVD+R read speed	12x	12x
DVD-R Double Layer read speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8x
DVD-R read speed	12x	12x
DVD-RAM read speed	12x	12x
DVD-ROM read speed	16x	16x
DVD-RW read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R Double Layer read speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW read speed	8x	8x
Other features1 differ
Media types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RW, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-Audio, Video-CD, Photo CD, CD-I (FMV), CD-Extra, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	50 x 163 x 232 mm	148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 discs
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	130 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	110 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.2 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Nero	Unknown — not stated by the source

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